Frissell Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Frissell Surname Definition:

(Scottish) Early forms of Frazier, q.v.

Frissell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2961:1,224,52386,796
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

Frissell (11) may also be a first name.

Frissell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) Early forms of Frazier, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

. A Scottish translation of the old French freze, ‘strawberry.' It appears in Scotland in the forms Frasel, Frezel, Frisel, and Fraser.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Frissell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Frissell Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Frissell is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Frissell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Frissell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Frissell is the 832,284th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 21,950,440 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Frissell are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 11 people.

The last name Frissell is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 296 people, or 1 in 1,224,523. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 13 percent live, Georgia, where 10 percent live and Massachusetts, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States Frissell is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 11 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.

Frissell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Frissell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Frissell surname rose 315 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Frissell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Frissell surname are 2.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.91% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Frissell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.56% more than the national average, earning $48,567 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.72% less than the national average, earning $48,830 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frisell93777/
Frissel9334/
Frizsell88125/
Friesell8884/
Friszell8852/
Fressell8826/
Fritsell8819/
Fridsell8818/
Freisell881/
Frussell881/
Frissill880/
Frisel8645/
Frieszell8298/
Frizell801,590/
Friesel80437/
Fressel80110/
Freisel8021/
Friszel802/
Frussel801/
Fritell801/
Fresell800/
Vrissel800/
Fritsel800/
Frusell800/
Frishel800/
Fricell800/
Fritschell782/
Frizzell7510,120/
Fredsell7536/
Fridsäll7531/
Froysell7521/
Fruscell751/
Fraiszel751/
Freiseld751/
Friczell751/
Freshell750/
Frichell750/
Freiszel750/
Fraisl71334/
Fresel71316/
Fritel71231/
Fritschel71146/
Freisl71116/
Frille7169/
Freill7158/
Fritchell7147/
Frixel7136/
Frizel7131/
Frelle7127/
Frisle7119/
Freischel7116/
Fraill7110/
Friejl713/
Fraizzell712/
Frizzeell712/
Freizzell711/
Freall710/
Fryxell67485/
Frizzel67238/
Frezell67179/
Fretell67150/
Frealle67123/
Freille6755/
Fraille6735/
Frittel6731/
Freshel6726/
Frichel6723/
Freszel6717/
Freitel6716/
Fryzell676/
Frejsel675/
Frehsel672/
Fraisil671/
Freusel671/
Friesil671/
Fritsil671/
Freizel670/
Frizill670/
Fraitel670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Frissell
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